Short answer question: Name the nine categories listed under the IUCN Red list
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Solution
Group
Number
Higher plants
2,70,00
Algae
40,000
Fungi
72,000
Mammals
4,650
Birds
9,700
Insects
10,25,000
Bacteria
4,000
Nematodes and worms
25,000
Others
1,10,000
According to the IUCN(2004), the total number of plants and animals species described so far is slightly more than 1.5million, but we have no clear idea of how many species are yet to be discovered and described.